Kristy Swanson
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1969-12-19 (55 years old)
Place of Birth
Mission Viejo, California, USA
Kristy Swanson
Biography
Kristen Noel Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Buffy Summers in the 1992 film Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Catherine "Cathy" Dollanganger in the movie version of the V.C. Andrews book Flowers in the Attic.
She starred in several films, including Hot Shots! (1991), The Program (1993), The Chase (1994), 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997), Big Daddy (1999), and Dude, Where's My Car? (2000), and appeared in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).
Known For
Acting
Reapers Night
as Ginger
(2025)
I Am Luke Perry
as Self
(2022)
Just Another Dream
as Cindy Miller
(2022)
Trail Blazers
as Slayer
(2021)
Trafficked: A Parent's Worst Nightmare
as Joanna Riley
(2021)
Courting Mom and Dad
as Sarah Lambert
(2020)
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home
as Marlowe Viccellio
(2020)
The ObamaGate Movie
as Lisa Page
(2019)
PawParazzi
as Latte (voice)
(2019)
FBI Lovebirds: UnderCovers
as Lisa Page
(2019)
The Green Ribbon
as Samantha Pringle (archive footage)
(2018)
Killer Under The Bed
as Sarah
(2018)
Winter's Dream
as Kat
(2018)
Bad Stepmother
as Louise
(2018)
Mimesis: Nosferatu
as Max's Mother
(2017)
A Mother's Sacrifice
as Kathrin
(2017)
Crowning Jules
as Victoria
(2015)
Angels in the Snow
as Judith Montgomery
(2015)
Driven Underground
as Sarah Palmer
(2014)
Beethoven's Treasure Tail
as Anne Parker
(2014)
A Belle for Christmas
as Dani Downy
(2014)
Merry Ex-Mas
as Noëlle Rogers
(2014)
A Lesson in Romance
as Megan Mills
(2014)
Little Women Big Cars 2
as Rocky
(2013)
Storm Rider
as Jody Peterson
(2013)
The Bouquet
as Terri Benton
(2012)
Operation Cupcake
as Janet Carson
(2012)
Little Women Big Cars
as Rocky
(2011)
A Christmas Wish
as Martha Evans
(2011)
Swamp Shark
as Rachel McDaniel
(2011)
Chick Magnet
as Kristy (uncredited)
(2010)
What if...
as Wendy Walker
(2007)
Forbidden Secrets
as Alexandra Kent Lambeth
(2006)
The Black Hole
as Shannon Muir
(2006)
Living Death
as Elizabeth
(2005)
Bound by Lies
as Laura Cross
(2003)
Red Water
as Dr. Kelli Raymond
(2003)
The Only Witness
as Dr. Julia Craig
(2001)
Zebra Lounge
as Louise Bauer
(2001)
Soul Assassin
as Tessa Jansen
(2000)
Dude, Where's My Car?
as Christie Boner
(2000)
Meeting Daddy
as Laurel Lee
(1999)
Big Daddy
as Vanessa
(1999)
Supreme Sanction
as Jenna
(1998)
Ground Control
as Julie Albrecht
(1997)
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
as Laurie
(1997)
Bad to the Bone
as Francesca Wells
(1997)
Lover Girl
as Darlene Ferrari / 'Sherry'
(1997)
Tinseltown
as Nikki Randall
(1996)
The Phantom
as Diana Palmer
(1996)
(1996)
Marshal Law
as Lilly Nelson
(1995)
Higher Learning
as Kristen Connor
(1994)
The Chase
as Natalie Voss
(1994)
Getting In
as Kirby Watts
(1993)
The Program
as Camille Shafer
(1993)
(1992)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Buffy Summers
(1991)
Hot Shots!
as Kowalski
(1991)
Highway to Hell
as Rachel Clark
(1991)
Mannequin Two: On the Move
as Jessie
(1990)
Diving In
as Terry Hopkins
(1990)
Dream Trap
as Sue Halloran
(1988)
Juarez
as Cathy Dodge
(1988)
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz
as Teenage Heidi Abromowitz (uncredited)
(1988)
Nightingales
as Becky
(1987)
Flowers in the Attic
as Cathy Dollanganger
(1987)
Not Quite Human
as Eron Jeffries
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Economics Student - Simone Adamley
(1986)
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
as Stephanie Gamble
(1986)
Pretty in Pink
as Duckette
(1986)
Mr. Boogedy
as Jennifer Davis
(1986)
Deadly Friend
as Samantha
Crew
(2005)
Bound by Lies
Executive Producer